Note to taliban: You can run but you'll only die tired. Times Online
“Who dares wins,” General Petraeus said, quoting the SAS motto. “They have exceptional initiative, exceptional skill, exceptional courage and, I think, exceptional savvy. I can’t say enough about how impressive they are in thinking on their feet.”[...]
With operations winding down, British special forces are preparing to leave Iraq in the coming months, along with most of Britain's remaining 4,100 military personnel on the ground.
Their formidable reputation and experience of covert missions in a war zone, however, mean that the two squadrons will be moved to Afghanistan to combat the Taleban leadership and opium smugglers, who help to fund insurgents.
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Damn! That General Petraeus is a helluva leader. Just that little snippet of his remarks inspired me!
Once I stopped lol'ing at thism that is:
Note to taliban: You can run but you'll only die tired.
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